Govt plans four new major port projects

The government plans to set up four new major ports at Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh at an investment of Rs 32,000 crore under the PPP model. These projects are proposed to be taken up through a combination of public and private investment. In addition, outer harbour projects are proposed to be taken up in VOC port at Tuticorin at an expenditure of about Rs 11,000 crore and Paradip, Odisha, at Rs 5,000 crore approximately.